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Army Steve's Wife, Michelle
October 2004 - Posts
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The Pentagon has announced extensions for some units currently in Iraq . The Pentagon’s public affairs office said 3,500 soldiers of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and 3,000 from the 1st Infantry Division headquarters will remain in Iraq Read More...
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All the Iraqis hate us. They send their children out to make bombs. Especially the girls, upon whom they place no importance at all. Yup, we have all heard the stereotypes. Everyone “knows” they are true, especially when they are uttered by Read More...
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The media is reporting yet another possible terrorist tape this week. My question is this: Why is this news and why is it being reported? First of all, a terrorist threat is not news. We are all well aware, or at least we should be, that there are not Read More...
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”Shorten the tours!” Those are the words (well, paraphrased anyway) from Acting Secretary of the Army Les Brownlee to Gen. Peter Schoomaker, the Army chief of staff. In a memo dated October 8, Brownlee asked for a plan to be put in place ASAP Read More...
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There is a lot of talk about heros these days. Athletes, world leaders, and soldiers are often described as heros. However, there is also one 12 year old boy who has more than earned the title. Ty Kenney is the child of soldiers. His mother and stepfather Read More...
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Due to the current Presidential campaign, there has been a lot of talk about medals and why they are awarded and the process for doing so. Everyone has an opinion on whether or not they are deserved for one particular soldier, but no one seems to be looking Read More...
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In a story which broke today in the Clarion Ledger out of Mississippi, 17 members of a Reserve unit have reportedly been detained by military officials for refusing what they have described as a “suicide mission.” The soldiers, members of Read More...
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As I have said before, there are a lot of reasons for the United States to have taken action in Iraq. Some of them are good, some of them more dubious, but no conflict is undertaken for just one reason. Investigators in northern Iraq are literally revealing Read More...
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I recently watched the History Channel's new documentary on the War of 1812 and I learned some interesting things. There was much debate about going to war. The war was a result, in large part, of the impression of US born citizens into the British Navy. Read More...
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A recent internet search turned up a link that has a reasonably good description of what the IRR is and how it works . The information here seems to be pretty accurate, although it fails to mention the earlier call up of IRR soldiers like ArmySteve and Read More...
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A professor has sued for release of photos and video of the flag-draped coffins of military casualties arriving back on American soil. Not only is this contrary to published Pentagon policy, but it is extremely insensitive to the families involved. The Read More...
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Getting cookies to survive the trip to your Cookie Monster in the sandbox can be a bit of a challenge. Choosing the right kind to send is the first step. Remember, CHOCOLATE MELTS at 140 degrees. (Actually, it melts at about 95 degrees). So, especially Read More...
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More news today on recent and future IRR callups. The latest from Army officials: 1765 IRR soldiers were scheduled to report by September 28: Of this group 622 have not shown up, but none have yet to be declared AWOL, as was previously reported. There Read More...
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